locellate
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Locellate — Lo*cel late, a. [L. locellus a compartment, dim. of locus a place.] (Bot.) Divided into secondary compartments or cells, as where one cavity is separated into several smaller ones. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
locellate — lōˈse(ˌ)lāt, lə̇t adjective Etymology: New Latin locellus + English ate : divided into locelli often used in combination a bilocellate ovary * * * locellate /lō selˈāt/ (botany) adjective Divided into small compartments ORIGIN: L locellus, dimin… … Useful english dictionary
locellate — lo·cel·late … English syllables
locellus — n. (pl. li ) compartment of cell. ♦ locellate, a. divided into locelli … Dictionary of difficult words
